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the democrats in connecticut passed a universal health care plan, a public option plan here in connecticut. government nor who is a republican vetoed, came pretty darn close to overturning it, but we are continually fighting for the people in our state to make sure the small businesses, the every day person has health care. it is so important in our statement. >> i talked to so many people yesterday in your state that feel disconnected, left behind, the system doesn't work t could would seem to me you have got to go out and instill that confidence that you are there for? >> absolutely. an ongoing fight. heck, i have been fighting for health care for people for 10, 20, 30 years. i am not giving up now. a lot of other people aren't giving up now. sure there is going to be down turns every now and then but you got to keep remembering why you were elected. that is to represent the people. right now the people are in need of health care. they are in need of jobs. that is why we are elected. >> mr. donovan, how do you get your bunnell net state of connecticut under control and deliver health car
the democrats in connecticut passed a universal health care plan, a public option plan here in connecticut. government nor who is a republican vetoed, came pretty darn close to overturning it, but we are continually fighting for the people in our state to make sure the small businesses, the every day person has health care. it is so important in our statement. >> i talked to so many people yesterday in your state that feel disconnected, left behind, the system doesn't work t could would...
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you have 4 to 10-year-olds killed in connecticut. and people are talking about we have to wait on the facts. those are enough facts for many of us. >> one thing we got to do, rev, is keep the pressure on speaker boehner. because he could deep six this and not bring it to a vote. he's the one person that could protect his members by not bringing it to a vote. the american people need to know where everyone in congress stands on this issue. so speaker boehner, bring it to the floor. >> let's take a count. let's call the roll. congresswoman diana degette and governor ed rendell, thanks for your time this evening. >> thank you. >>> coming up, republicans are already plotting to block gun control, but democrats have a plan to fight back. we'll talk with connecticut senator richard blumenthal. but the gop's got a great idea for rebooting the brand. more bush. why? because it worked so well the last time? and richard engel's dramatic escape from captivity in syria in his own words. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. try running four
you have 4 to 10-year-olds killed in connecticut. and people are talking about we have to wait on the facts. those are enough facts for many of us. >> one thing we got to do, rev, is keep the pressure on speaker boehner. because he could deep six this and not bring it to a vote. he's the one person that could protect his members by not bringing it to a vote. the american people need to know where everyone in congress stands on this issue. so speaker boehner, bring it to the floor....
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. >> joy, i was in newtown, connecticut, and today flew across the country. here i was in los angeles, as far away as i could be from connecticut in the continental united states. and i'm greeted today by the los angeles times lead headline saying the police chief of los angeles saying this is a new reality. those are his words, and that is why he is going to re-deploy los angeles police to cover every elementary school and middle school in the los angeles school district every day. there will be a uniformed police presence at every school at some point in every day of the school year. this is an extraordinary nationwide reaction to what happened in connecticut. and i have to say, i am convinced that this is not like any reaction we've seen before to one of these mass murders. >> yeah, absolutely, and what a shame, right, to have to live in a country where you have to have armed police officers protecting your children. i mean the one place that your children are supposed to be safe outside of your home is school. they're in local areas from their moms and da
. >> joy, i was in newtown, connecticut, and today flew across the country. here i was in los angeles, as far away as i could be from connecticut in the continental united states. and i'm greeted today by the los angeles times lead headline saying the police chief of los angeles saying this is a new reality. those are his words, and that is why he is going to re-deploy los angeles police to cover every elementary school and middle school in the los angeles school district every day. there...
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connecticut effect goes through the process. they think it's just going to fade away, congressman. >> they're wrong. i have to give credit to someone who was not at the meeting, but who has been prent sent on ever issue. when we see the tv commercial during the super bowl. liter literally,some 700 mayors congresswoman giffords has been running a game. it's so important that we duoand communicate with the public because the nra, they may love their guns, but d country, we lv our children. >> the day we learned steve stockman would bring ted nugen after making the following remarks during the nra raltly. listen to what he said. >> >> barack obama becomes the president again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. >> this is the man that congressman stockton is going to sit among the victimins tomorro night in the state of the union address. >> they actually ended up helping the president's cause. here you have a machb who's spoken this way. and then, on the contrary, you will have all of these people who have bee
connecticut effect goes through the process. they think it's just going to fade away, congressman. >> they're wrong. i have to give credit to someone who was not at the meeting, but who has been prent sent on ever issue. when we see the tv commercial during the super bowl. liter literally,some 700 mayors congresswoman giffords has been running a game. it's so important that we duoand communicate with the public because the nra, they may love their guns, but d country, we lv our children....
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and his father happens to live in newtown, connecticut. martin feinberg declined to comment on his son's firm's sell, but told bloomberg news the shooting was devastating and truly horrendous. joining me tonight congresswoman carolyn mccarthy of new york. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> this is really an unprecedented move. what do you make of this, this firm making a move like this, and of course being, in a sense, pressured by the teachers pension fund in california? >> well, i can certainly understand it, because some statements have come out saying that teachers should be armed. talking to certainly an awful lot of the teachers in the last two days. that's the last thing that they want to do. so i can understand that. and you're looking at a lot of these pension funds that are being invested in this company. and they don't want any part of this. so i'm very happy, because, you know, we have investment funds that only do social issues. and i'm glad to see them doing that. maybe that sends even a stronger
and his father happens to live in newtown, connecticut. martin feinberg declined to comment on his son's firm's sell, but told bloomberg news the shooting was devastating and truly horrendous. joining me tonight congresswoman carolyn mccarthy of new york. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> this is really an unprecedented move. what do you make of this, this firm making a move like this, and of course being, in a sense, pressured by the teachers pension...
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in connecticut, the governor banned all non-emergency vehicles from the highways. in massachusetts, all cars were ordered off the roads this afternoon. the archdiocese of boston urged people attending mass on sunday to use caution and prunes. and meteorologists expect this storm to leave behind 1 to 3 feet of snow. >>> when you think of snow and rain and sleet and gloom of night, you think of the post office, right? or rather the post office creed. here in new york, you can see it there. see it? just above the colonnade at the famous james a. farley post office. neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. and for the time being, mail delivery has not been interrupted in new york state, although the postal service is asking people to help out their mail people by clearing snow and ice from t the driveways and porches. but in new england where the snow is heavier and driving conditions are extremely dangerous, post offices closed early today. new hampshire, maine, and vermont all pulled t
in connecticut, the governor banned all non-emergency vehicles from the highways. in massachusetts, all cars were ordered off the roads this afternoon. the archdiocese of boston urged people attending mass on sunday to use caution and prunes. and meteorologists expect this storm to leave behind 1 to 3 feet of snow. >>> when you think of snow and rain and sleet and gloom of night, you think of the post office, right? or rather the post office creed. here in new york, you can see it...
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. >> what the citizens have to do is, people of maine and connecticut, these are the three -- these are the three votes, these people need to do what's right for the american people. and so there needs to be huge citizen pressure on the two senators in maine, the rogue senator in connecticut, and that's how we're going to have that -- but again we're back playing by their rules, talking about 60 votes. it's 50. 50 plus the vice president of the united states is 51. we only need 50. that's all we need, i'm sure they have that. if they want to filibuster, let them filibuster. call their bluff. make them stand there 24 days, speaking from the phone book and standing up to support the banks and wall street, the people that stole the money from -- i want to see that. let them filibuster for 24 days. they won't get through 24 hours before the switch boards will light up and the american people will say that's the end of that. >> the modern version is to simply offer an end less stream of measures. >> let them do that. let's see how many days they get to do with that. this is where clinton --
. >> what the citizens have to do is, people of maine and connecticut, these are the three -- these are the three votes, these people need to do what's right for the american people. and so there needs to be huge citizen pressure on the two senators in maine, the rogue senator in connecticut, and that's how we're going to have that -- but again we're back playing by their rules, talking about 60 votes. it's 50. 50 plus the vice president of the united states is 51. we only need 50. that's...
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we have, i think, all flat roofs. >> in connecticut, several schools canceled classes today. not a snow day, but a chance to inspect their roofs. with the number of record snow totals piling up, the northeast has already reached its breaking point. >>> it's important to know that there's one way to deal with this. a lot of people have been buying these roof rakes. it extends and can go up to 20 feet if you need it to pull the snow off the top of your roof. one store we spoke to said in a normal season they would sell five of thets these. but so far this winter, they've the sold 2,000. it's like this year's tickle me elmo if you will. but it does help. a lot of people realize this is happening and are hopefully doing something about it. the bad news is there is more storms, more snow on the way with another storm expected here this weekend. that's the latest from middletown. peter alexander. back to you. >> all right, peter who i don't think has ever used frankly a roof rake in his life, but he's talking about another storm, bill karins. >> yes, he is. you know how we tell vie
we have, i think, all flat roofs. >> in connecticut, several schools canceled classes today. not a snow day, but a chance to inspect their roofs. with the number of record snow totals piling up, the northeast has already reached its breaking point. >>> it's important to know that there's one way to deal with this. a lot of people have been buying these roof rakes. it extends and can go up to 20 feet if you need it to pull the snow off the top of your roof. one store we spoke to...
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on a typical day in connecticut no one is murdered with guns. in a typical year here in newtown, connecticut, no one is murdered with a gun, but newtown has now proved to anybody who didn't already know it that the worst american way of death, mass murder, really can happen anywhere. >> reality set in a bit today in newtown, connecticut, a town that laid two 6-year-old boys to rest. >> funerals were held for jack pinto and noah poznor. >> they began at 1:00 toted. >> svrss are planned for tuesday. >> you try to feel their pain, but you can't. you try to find some words that you hope will be adequate knowing that they'll be inadequate. >> we have begun processing the sxefd analyzing the evidence. >> sandy hook elementary could be a crime scene for months. >> we've seized it under search warrants, and we're going to hold those locations until we've completed our work. >> school districts across the country have been boosting security. >> we're going to do our best to secure security statewide. >> caring for our children. it's our first job. if we
on a typical day in connecticut no one is murdered with guns. in a typical year here in newtown, connecticut, no one is murdered with a gun, but newtown has now proved to anybody who didn't already know it that the worst american way of death, mass murder, really can happen anywhere. >> reality set in a bit today in newtown, connecticut, a town that laid two 6-year-old boys to rest. >> funerals were held for jack pinto and noah poznor. >> they began at 1:00 toted. >>...
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you live in connecticut. this is a story that has gripped people. >> yes. >> it is a jaw droppingly horrifying story. do you predict they will come back and send this guy to his execution? >> well, connecticut's not a state that often executes people. it has a very, very low death penalty rate. but, as you said, contessa, this case has gripped its citizens and shocked and horrified its citizens like few others have and it's a behiheinous, heinous case. death penalty cases in connecticut are weighed up. there is a balancing scale. there's mitigating factors and aggravating factors and the mitigators are going to have to outweigh the aggravators. >> when you have every count coming back guilty except for the one, every felony count as jeff was pointing out with the death penalty attached to it, came back guilty. >> it's still apples and oranges. just because you're guilty doesn't then mean your punishment is death. your punishment could equally be life imprisonment. it will have to be the mitigators outweigh th
you live in connecticut. this is a story that has gripped people. >> yes. >> it is a jaw droppingly horrifying story. do you predict they will come back and send this guy to his execution? >> well, connecticut's not a state that often executes people. it has a very, very low death penalty rate. but, as you said, contessa, this case has gripped its citizens and shocked and horrified its citizens like few others have and it's a behiheinous, heinous case. death penalty cases in...
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she had a home in connecticut for a while. you know, at some point, i suppose they will get to talk to her. >> what are the things you have been doing this case that you find to be the most surprising? i mean, that she was able to find her parents for example? that was pretty incredible. >> in the annuls of new york police department crime files this case is remarkable. one going back 23 years ago from the beginning that someone would disappear from a new york city hospital is rare. in participating in answering that question. so those two things. >> we have seen her twitter page, facebook and social media expressi expressions. she -- there is a lot of questions there about how she has lived. she has a six-year-old daughter. she does leave this family that raised her that she always suspected wasn't her biological parents and goes georgia. she goes from connecticut to georgia at about age 18. as her life continues, her suspicions grow increasing. finds her own photo and talks to her mother. >> a remarkable story. >> appreciate
she had a home in connecticut for a while. you know, at some point, i suppose they will get to talk to her. >> what are the things you have been doing this case that you find to be the most surprising? i mean, that she was able to find her parents for example? that was pretty incredible. >> in the annuls of new york police department crime files this case is remarkable. one going back 23 years ago from the beginning that someone would disappear from a new york city hospital is rare....
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connecticut is a pretty smart state. let's see if they go for this. >> i'm linda mcmahon. it's time for something different. >> what do you think about linda mcmahon is? >> i like what she's saying. >> what about the wrestling stuff? >> not exactly my cuff of tea. >> it's a soap opera. she tamed the traveling show world of wrestling and turned it into a global company and created 500 jobs here in connecticut. >> all right. think she can shake things up in washington? >> oh, yeah. >> i'm linda mcmahon and i approved this message. >> what do you make of that? a very slick ad, attractive women. is that supposed to impress people that it wrestling isn't sleazy because these actresses aren't sleazy? >> i think it makes those two women look a little bit like air heads. i'm like you. back in the days when i was a kid, i saw haystack calhoun wrestle. when you see a down syndrome wrestler being beat up and abused and his head pushed in a toilet by mrs. mcmahon's husband and son, that's not funny. that ad ridicules some of the ugly behaviors they've promoted as soap opera. it's not
connecticut is a pretty smart state. let's see if they go for this. >> i'm linda mcmahon. it's time for something different. >> what do you think about linda mcmahon is? >> i like what she's saying. >> what about the wrestling stuff? >> not exactly my cuff of tea. >> it's a soap opera. she tamed the traveling show world of wrestling and turned it into a global company and created 500 jobs here in connecticut. >> all right. think she can shake things up...
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parts of connecticut have declared a snow emergency today. the thunderstorm forcing the cancellations of thousands of flights and it's making the morning commute a nightmare, as well. jeff rossen is live in harford, connecticut, where a foot of snow has already fallen. still coming down on you. hey, jeff. >> it's over a foot now, richard. in some parts of connecticut we're up near two feet already and it's still coming down, as you can see. just have some new numbers now from the connecticut state police reporting 776 incidents on the road already. and, remember, this was mainly an overnight storm. a lot of those numbers are just in the past few hours. those are stuck cars and dozens and dozens of accidents and fender benders. i want to swing over here and show you some of the road conditions right now and, as you can see, you need four-wheel drive to really get anywhere around here. this is the state capital area and this is a main road, which is, i'm sure you can probably see is just white. it's snow packed. so, you can just imagine the nig
parts of connecticut have declared a snow emergency today. the thunderstorm forcing the cancellations of thousands of flights and it's making the morning commute a nightmare, as well. jeff rossen is live in harford, connecticut, where a foot of snow has already fallen. still coming down on you. hey, jeff. >> it's over a foot now, richard. in some parts of connecticut we're up near two feet already and it's still coming down, as you can see. just have some new numbers now from the...
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citizen who lives in connecticut and is believed to have bought the nissan pathfinder that drove into time square saturday night with a boom that ended up being a failure. what they know is his name was on an e-mail that was sent to the seller of the car last month. that's one of the strong leads they're acting on, though they say there is other evidence. the fbi has checked his records and foundry peated contacts overseas but they can't say tonight whether those are innocent or somehow related to the bombing attempt. as to whether the bombing was home grown or somehow internationally connected, the senior official says there is a growing feeling that it may have some overseas connection, but they can't be certain. and if there is, they don't know whether it's inspirational or operational. they doubt it's directed by an established group overseas because the nature of the bomb was so badly assembled. as for the idea that more than one person was involved, officials say that's largely a theory, though material found in the car suggests someone else was recently in that car, whether the
citizen who lives in connecticut and is believed to have bought the nissan pathfinder that drove into time square saturday night with a boom that ended up being a failure. what they know is his name was on an e-mail that was sent to the seller of the car last month. that's one of the strong leads they're acting on, though they say there is other evidence. the fbi has checked his records and foundry peated contacts overseas but they can't say tonight whether those are innocent or somehow related...
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the guy in connecticut did not even bother to wear a different shirt other than the one that said which health care firm, which industry part he was associated with. the woman in wisconsin who had been the republican county vice chair blatantly lying about her connections. is this a symptom of this, that people are not even trying to hide the puppet strings? >> maybe. it could also be true that instead of my professorial hat what i need is my mommy hat. i have a 7-year-old and she tells me sometimes it's just opposite day. so whatever you say is actually the opposite thing is true. so if you're saying there are death panels what you actually mean is we currently have a health care system where people are dying because of lack of care. if you say i'm an ordinary american what you really mean is i'm actually here at the behest of corporate interests. you know, so it could be that it's simply opposite day for the conservative movement and if you are saying the other guy is the bad guy, in fact, it may be just a projection of your own anxieties. >> so the idea the protestors might be unawar
the guy in connecticut did not even bother to wear a different shirt other than the one that said which health care firm, which industry part he was associated with. the woman in wisconsin who had been the republican county vice chair blatantly lying about her connections. is this a symptom of this, that people are not even trying to hide the puppet strings? >> maybe. it could also be true that instead of my professorial hat what i need is my mommy hat. i have a 7-year-old and she tells...
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i'm calling it the connecticut 30 inch club. so many spots in connecticut. that was really the bull's eye. new haven was 35 inches. a lot of these locations are near each other there in the new haven, connecticut area. even hartford was at 24 inches. there were other spots, too, well up on this list. i mentioned already new haven and hartford and portland. boston, mass 22. providence you got 20 inches of snow which is a big deal. new york city almost a foot. but again minor compared to everybody else. albany, new york really didn't see a lot. so now the problem is the winds. they are howling up in maine. that's still where it's very treacherous out there. a lot of blowing and drifting of snow. then on top of that we're going through the high tide cycle right now. we're just getting to the end of it. we've already seen some houses with water in them in areas like sandwich. you saw pictures off the top of the show with the water coming over. it doesn't look like it's too devastating. but those pictures are still coming in. >> absolutely. what is it? right alon
i'm calling it the connecticut 30 inch club. so many spots in connecticut. that was really the bull's eye. new haven was 35 inches. a lot of these locations are near each other there in the new haven, connecticut area. even hartford was at 24 inches. there were other spots, too, well up on this list. i mentioned already new haven and hartford and portland. boston, mass 22. providence you got 20 inches of snow which is a big deal. new york city almost a foot. but again minor compared to...
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you go to connecticut and go to the university of connecticut and fill up a stadium with people like you did during the campaign and make the case. you say to the people of connwcticut, you're all going to get tax cuts. the only question is whether we treat the 250 thirst thousand dollars as free, the millionth dollar as tax reduced. he doesn't do that, because i don't think he realizes that's the way you change the senator's vote. it's not because the president -- i want him to succeed. i'm not like mitch mcconnell. i don't want him to fail. this is advice from someone who would follow his lead that led that charge. >> the other five on that list, you think there was any way to get this new senator from west virginia, joe manchin, to go with you on this vote? >> perhaps it was. we're not having the fight. you know, you're asking the the question as if you engage in the fight you eventually make accommodations. i seem to have missed the fight part of this, and that's what a lot of people are responding to tonight. >> what is fighting and fake fighting and there's been a lot of that p
you go to connecticut and go to the university of connecticut and fill up a stadium with people like you did during the campaign and make the case. you say to the people of connwcticut, you're all going to get tax cuts. the only question is whether we treat the 250 thirst thousand dollars as free, the millionth dollar as tax reduced. he doesn't do that, because i don't think he realizes that's the way you change the senator's vote. it's not because the president -- i want him to succeed. i'm...
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we're looking at a campaign event in bridgeport, connecticut. president obama expected in about five minutes to campaign for dick blumenthal up against linda mcmahon and other democrats in that state. again, a lot of hot button issues throughout the country. joining me is mark murray, nbc news deputy political director. one of the issues is happening in colorado, amendment 62 on abortion. >> right. look, we haven't talked a lot about social issues in this election environment, but in colorado it's front and center. it basically would define personhood beginning as conception. critics say not only would this amendment, if passed, outlaw all types of abortion, but even could outlie types of birth control. polls showing this amendment going down to big defeat, but this is interesting how it could impact the hot button race between ken buck, and michael bennett, the incumbent senator, you're thrusting social issues in an election where people are talking mostly about the economy. >> that is a hot race to have this social issue be a part of the dialo
we're looking at a campaign event in bridgeport, connecticut. president obama expected in about five minutes to campaign for dick blumenthal up against linda mcmahon and other democrats in that state. again, a lot of hot button issues throughout the country. joining me is mark murray, nbc news deputy political director. one of the issues is happening in colorado, amendment 62 on abortion. >> right. look, we haven't talked a lot about social issues in this election environment, but in...
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the chairman an ranking member of the banking committee, chris dodd of connecticut and republican senator richard shelby of alabama. then the growing political divide, arizona's governor with the toughest immigration law. president obama calls it misguided. plus, populous anger against wall street. the ceo of goldman sachs prepares to answer questions, but at the same time deepening distrust of government's role in the economy. how will voters sort it out in november? our roundtable weighs in. "the new york times'" david cbs erin burnett, npr michele norris and "newsweek's" evan thomas. captions paid for by first an exclusive interview with the men at the center of the debate, the chairman and ranking member of the senate banking committee, senator chris dodd and senator richard shelby. welcome both of you back to "meet the press. >> thank you, david. >> good to have you here. this is high noon for financial reforms. senator dodd, the big question is do you have a deal? >> well, richard and i spent a lot of time together over the last year working on this bill. we're getting there. we'r
the chairman an ranking member of the banking committee, chris dodd of connecticut and republican senator richard shelby of alabama. then the growing political divide, arizona's governor with the toughest immigration law. president obama calls it misguided. plus, populous anger against wall street. the ceo of goldman sachs prepares to answer questions, but at the same time deepening distrust of government's role in the economy. how will voters sort it out in november? our roundtable weighs in....
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look around, you will now see that lawsuits like there greensboro one is popping up in ohio and in connecticut and in oklahoma and in massachusetts with the promises of more to come. so far, so far the clerks that are suing have been losing these cases. if these lowly clerks start winning and it looks like they might, then this becomes a very big deal because there are thousands of these clerks. there are thousands of counties. there are thousands of people like jeff who have these responsibilities and take them seriously. with the occupiers and the clerks going through the records, the banks may start losing for what they did to those records. if the clerks start winning, we might start proving that the early warnings were right when she told americans to be squatters in their own homes because while the banks were getting rich trading and gambling on their houses, they didn't bother doing the work to prove who owned anything or made anything. it was a manifestio. that argument is no longer fringy. now it's a days work. getting the basic paper work of who owns what back in good order again li
look around, you will now see that lawsuits like there greensboro one is popping up in ohio and in connecticut and in oklahoma and in massachusetts with the promises of more to come. so far, so far the clerks that are suing have been losing these cases. if these lowly clerks start winning and it looks like they might, then this becomes a very big deal because there are thousands of these clerks. there are thousands of counties. there are thousands of people like jeff who have these...
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she was trying to get a senate seat in connecticut trying over two elections and lost both times. this time, linda mcmahon tried to make it look like she was running on the same ticket as president obama, which was a very nice try but connecticut apparently knew she was not and lost by 12 points. she lost the women's vote by nearly twice that margin. lost overall by 12 but lost women by 21. linda mcmahon despite being a woman running against man had a gender gap problem among the worst of all the republican candidates this year. boy, did republican candidates this year have a gender gap problem. look at this. florida senate race, republican connie mack lost to democrat bill nilsson by 13 points overall but 20 by women. in missouri, republican todd akin lost to claire mccaskill by 16 points and women, 22 points. tom smith in pennsylvania lost 18 to women. richard mourdock lost by six points overall and lost 12 points women. and in virginia, george allen, by six points overall and twice that margin among women by 12 points. in wisconsin, republican tommie thompson lost to tammy bald
she was trying to get a senate seat in connecticut trying over two elections and lost both times. this time, linda mcmahon tried to make it look like she was running on the same ticket as president obama, which was a very nice try but connecticut apparently knew she was not and lost by 12 points. she lost the women's vote by nearly twice that margin. lost overall by 12 but lost women by 21. linda mcmahon despite being a woman running against man had a gender gap problem among the worst of all...
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maybe there's the most brazen of them all, the man at the town hall in connecticut wearing the we don't want government-run health care sign above his head while wearing his anthem blue cross and blue shield shirt. you might think it was because he was too stupid to wear something less corporately slavish. but given what those around him have read they not only wouldn't care but they might even take comfort from that logo that they could boast and they could hate under the actual auspices of a ruthless insurance company. my words, of course, are nothing to mr. anthem or mr. cornyn, mr. dobbs, mr. scott, or the others. this is a job to them. and since we have placed a price tag on everything in this country, there is no soul searching involved. you have a job, if it involves stirring up frightened people to defend the corporation against the citizen, well, you have a salary to earn and a family to feed. the same rationalization that enables mob hit men to sleep at night. but somewhere in those crowds are generally angry and scared people. people who listen to cornyn or dobbs or fantasize
maybe there's the most brazen of them all, the man at the town hall in connecticut wearing the we don't want government-run health care sign above his head while wearing his anthem blue cross and blue shield shirt. you might think it was because he was too stupid to wear something less corporately slavish. but given what those around him have read they not only wouldn't care but they might even take comfort from that logo that they could boast and they could hate under the actual auspices of a...
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. >> joining me now is senator chris murphy, democrat from connecticut. senator, one of the things -- one of the themes in the first 20 hours of this from a political standpoint is it seems to meet democratic caucus in the senate and house are quite united. you've seen the house leadership bring a number of different attempts at trying to game out something that will kick the ball back into your court, whether it's appointing to a conference committee or a failed attempt to pass mini crs. is that the case, that the members are all on the same page? >> we're willing to talk to the republicans but not while the government is shut down. we just can't continue to run government by crisis. what we're talking about here is essentially a six-week continuing resolution so as a price of keeping the open for six weeks, the republicans want to repeal a health care law that is going to help millions of americans. what are they going to want six weeks from now? six weeks from then? we can't continue to do this. and i think as a caucus in the senate, democrats have jus
. >> joining me now is senator chris murphy, democrat from connecticut. senator, one of the things -- one of the themes in the first 20 hours of this from a political standpoint is it seems to meet democratic caucus in the senate and house are quite united. you've seen the house leadership bring a number of different attempts at trying to game out something that will kick the ball back into your court, whether it's appointing to a conference committee or a failed attempt to pass mini crs....
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we get in the fox hole a little bit and in connecticut over this. i spent about 1:20 with the vice president on friday at his office. lequacious as he is, we both tend to go on a little bit but he's done a great job in putting the package together. he talked to everybody. i mean, for instance, he talked to every family that lost someone in newtown in the process of doing this. and he and i had talked about that before and i urged him to do it and he followed up and did it. but he's talked to everybody. and they've put forward these kind of common sense things that the american people actually get. not the advocacy organizations that are paid by an industry to sell weapons. but everybody else does. i mean, i can't talk about this package without pointing out and everyone automatically shakes their head. if i have to have a background check to get an airplane and every person does and by the way, we don't have a small-airport exception. everybody does. you know, then it makes sense that somebody wants to buy a weaponing that end someone's life should
we get in the fox hole a little bit and in connecticut over this. i spent about 1:20 with the vice president on friday at his office. lequacious as he is, we both tend to go on a little bit but he's done a great job in putting the package together. he talked to everybody. i mean, for instance, he talked to every family that lost someone in newtown in the process of doing this. and he and i had talked about that before and i urged him to do it and he followed up and did it. but he's talked to...
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i once tried throwing a fast ball from the mound at a double a game up in connecticut. it was a duster. when i threw out the first pitch at the nationals game i was ready to get it over the plate and actually it wound up just a bit outside. the great thing about the opening day pitch, it's one of the ways we honor the president as chief of state, as head of our country, not as chief executive, the person who runs the executive branch, not as the person heading up the government or leading one of the political parties but representative of the american people and our republic irk, itself. it's not a regime or junta, as rush limbaugh says it is. even when the republican majority got in there because the supreme court -- on the supreme court majority gave the electorate vote to george w. bush in 2000, it was the bush administration and it was president bush, the chief of state, the representative of our republic. this use of the word regime by limbaugh is obviously his way to cause trouble, to agitate, provoke. other people have used it on occasion. byron york, the columni
i once tried throwing a fast ball from the mound at a double a game up in connecticut. it was a duster. when i threw out the first pitch at the nationals game i was ready to get it over the plate and actually it wound up just a bit outside. the great thing about the opening day pitch, it's one of the ways we honor the president as chief of state, as head of our country, not as chief executive, the person who runs the executive branch, not as the person heading up the government or leading one...
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one each in massachusetts, connecticut, and pennsylvania. right now, utility companies are calling in workers from other states to help get the power back on after electricity was cut off to about 3.1 million people. meanwhile, airlines in philadelphia and new york city are working to get stranded passengers on their way this morning. airports in those cities hit especially hard. the storm led to 1,000 canceled flights nationwide. this morning here in new york, the cleanup in full swing after the record october snowfall. only the fourth time in recordkeeping history there's even within snow in october. nbc's ron allen is in new york central park this morning. ron, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning, craig. there's the sound of chainsaws and chippers all over the northeast. these guys behind us have been hard at work for the past couple of hours, trying to clear this mess on the edge of central park. at one point, the park was not really closed, but they were asking people not to go in there, because there were so many trees
one each in massachusetts, connecticut, and pennsylvania. right now, utility companies are calling in workers from other states to help get the power back on after electricity was cut off to about 3.1 million people. meanwhile, airlines in philadelphia and new york city are working to get stranded passengers on their way this morning. airports in those cities hit especially hard. the storm led to 1,000 canceled flights nationwide. this morning here in new york, the cleanup in full swing after...
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us now with her ideas on how this congress can address those problems, rosa delauro, a democrat from connecticut and congresswoman, flesh a pleasure to have you. >> my pleasure. >> pick any of those four, trade, taxes, health care and the banking structure, all of which are major barriers not only to fairness and job creation but to the basic functionality of this country what on that list do you think this congress is prepared to tackle? >> >> well, let me just say this to you, what we need to do and i think all-encompassing what your four areas with are, we need to define what is a national growth strategy for the united states. we have got to get this economy become on its feet. yes, we have to create jobs and we have do something about reducing the deficit. and to me it is all about protecting middle class and middle class families. so, if you take a look, your commentary was what can we do about that? very specific thing also you can do. you have to deal with investment, growth will follow investment. what is that investment about? about education and research t is in energy t is in infrast
us now with her ideas on how this congress can address those problems, rosa delauro, a democrat from connecticut and congresswoman, flesh a pleasure to have you. >> my pleasure. >> pick any of those four, trade, taxes, health care and the banking structure, all of which are major barriers not only to fairness and job creation but to the basic functionality of this country what on that list do you think this congress is prepared to tackle? >> >> well, let me just say this...
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reportedly have tracked down and interviewed the registered owner of the 1993 nissan pathfinder, a connecticut resident, not a suspect. told police he sold the car to a man in his 20s or 30s three weeks ago for $1300 cash via craigslist. investigators obviously interested in talking to the purchaser, also interested in talking to this man, believed to be in his 40s captured on tape walking away from the area where the suv was left shortly after looking back toward the area, removing a long-sleeved shirt and stuffing it in his bag. congressman peter king ranking member on the intell committee, said said there was no intel chatter picked up before saturday. an unnamed government officials saying investigators are looking at possible foreign elements of the attempted bombing which resembled in some ways the 2007 attempts to bomb london glasgow's airport and london nightclubs. claims by pakistani taliban have largely been discredited, because both tapes appear to be predating saturday and because of previous false claims. the bomb itself seems to be prepared in less than expert fashion, using comm
reportedly have tracked down and interviewed the registered owner of the 1993 nissan pathfinder, a connecticut resident, not a suspect. told police he sold the car to a man in his 20s or 30s three weeks ago for $1300 cash via craigslist. investigators obviously interested in talking to the purchaser, also interested in talking to this man, believed to be in his 40s captured on tape walking away from the area where the suv was left shortly after looking back toward the area, removing a...
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also saturday, the president headlines a rally in connecticut. the senate and governor's race, big races there. then it's on to chicago where the president's old senate seat could fall to a republican. finally, sunday the president will end his campaign swing in cleveland. among the big races in ohio, the governor's race and four key congressional races. mike, another part of this story developing. apparently there's a report that the dccc is about to pour in millions of dollars, a last-ditch effort to keep control of the house. >> right. the reports are $16 million. over 66 races. listen, tamron, the chimes are down, and the hour is late here for democrats. with just about anybody you talk to, pundit, politician, reporter, anybody pretty much thinks that the house is lost at this point. and now the dccc, that is the campaign arm of democrats here in washington, making this effort to sort of spread the playing field, play catch-up in a lot of these districts. 66 races. when you look at this historically, tamron, a lot of the prognosticators are c
also saturday, the president headlines a rally in connecticut. the senate and governor's race, big races there. then it's on to chicago where the president's old senate seat could fall to a republican. finally, sunday the president will end his campaign swing in cleveland. among the big races in ohio, the governor's race and four key congressional races. mike, another part of this story developing. apparently there's a report that the dccc is about to pour in millions of dollars, a last-ditch...
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millions, but millions won't buy you the type of reputation and work that dick blumenthal has done in connecticut. >>> let me take you next to west virginia where he's having trouble with another popular candidate. he's got a new website, trying to seize on comments by his opponent opposing the minimum wage in the past and supporting a national sales tax, but man chin is having problems. >> he's the one who's on the ballot. he has a 70% approval rating, one of the highest of any gov really lives in florida is not going to serve west virginia well, and i think the voters of west virginia are going to look beyond whatever they think of president obama and look at governor manchin and say let's vote for west virginia, let's vote for a guy who's increased jobs in villanueva in the face of difficult economic times in our country, let's send him to washington to do the same thing. >> going to washington where in some of the latest polls i guess russ feingold is up burke that is by many observers in the democratic party going be one of the tightest races and one of the most endangered democrat. you have
millions, but millions won't buy you the type of reputation and work that dick blumenthal has done in connecticut. >>> let me take you next to west virginia where he's having trouble with another popular candidate. he's got a new website, trying to seize on comments by his opponent opposing the minimum wage in the past and supporting a national sales tax, but man chin is having problems. >> he's the one who's on the ballot. he has a 70% approval rating, one of the highest of any...
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guys, so -- just to remind everybody, you were married legally in connecticut. henry waist was facing deportation back to venezuela, friday you were in court to face the judge about this. explain what did he say? what was his ruling about whether whether or not you would have to leave. >> well, basically he decided to postpone our -- my deportation. based on our relationship to each other. the court does not recognize and treats us like strangers. basically that was. >> it well, it was good news, i'm sure, celebratory news. rally held outside the courthouse for you guys to show support. josh the day before, as i was saying, u.s. attorney eric holder -- postponed the deportation of an irish immigrant, also was legally married to an american citizen like yourself. so when we talk about the attorney general, putting that case out there, reviewing it because he felt things had been overlooked is that what the judge felt was the strongest evidence to compel him to make this decision to hold off on henry's deportation? the fact something was overlooked or the fact tha
guys, so -- just to remind everybody, you were married legally in connecticut. henry waist was facing deportation back to venezuela, friday you were in court to face the judge about this. explain what did he say? what was his ruling about whether whether or not you would have to leave. >> well, basically he decided to postpone our -- my deportation. based on our relationship to each other. the court does not recognize and treats us like strangers. basically that was. >> it well, it...
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new york, connecticut, new jersey, you know the ones, maybe florida. they're all obama states last time. he would only hurt obama. he wouldn't hurt a palin or any kind of republican at all. >> well, i'm not sure that bloomberg is seriously considering that. i think it would be a mistake if he did because he couldn't win but he might prevent obama from winning re-election and what he dold is just guarantee the republican would move in the white house. and that's what happened in 1980 when ronald reagan moved in because of the split democratic party. >> so you think it would be bad for the country? >> i think it would be better for the country if president obama was re-elected. >> let me ask you about the democratic liberals. you mentioned them. they tend to be dissatisfied often. there's a great old phrase, ndc the new democratic coalition years ago and it also means, nofr nov doesn't count. it's the attitude of as long as you win the fight on the left, it beat the center -- or beat the center left, you've won the battle even if the right ends up winnin
new york, connecticut, new jersey, you know the ones, maybe florida. they're all obama states last time. he would only hurt obama. he wouldn't hurt a palin or any kind of republican at all. >> well, i'm not sure that bloomberg is seriously considering that. i think it would be a mistake if he did because he couldn't win but he might prevent obama from winning re-election and what he dold is just guarantee the republican would move in the white house. and that's what happened in 1980 when...
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. >>> coming up, nascar is paying tribute to newtown, connecticut, with a special 26 car at this week's daytona 500. driver michael waltrip and team owner brandon davis are here next to talk about it. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ >>> ted cruz is channeling joe mccarthy again, and rand paul says the president is being dishonest about the sequester. the big panel takes on the latest right-wing conspiracies. >>> and hollywood is rolling out the red carpet for this year's oscars coming up sunday night. i'll tell you who i think will win it. and why the academy has already made a serious mistake. don't forget you can listen t
. >>> coming up, nascar is paying tribute to newtown, connecticut, with a special 26 car at this week's daytona 500. driver michael waltrip and team owner brandon davis are here next to talk about it. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell...
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. >> unfortunately, it took the deaths of small, white children in newtown, connecticut to finally get the nation's attention. and we only now have the possibility of doing something about it. and you're right, reverend al, even now, with all of these deaths, it still remains a difficult, contentious issue for congress to tackle. >> well, i believe we do. i wish everyone including the democratic party president and others had gotten there earlier. but i don't want to bicker now about what time everyone arri arrived. lisa and cynthia, thanks for your time tonight. >>> coming up, when go medians attack politicians. get ready, d.c. big news tonight. >>> and sarah palin has some company at the big, conservative political axz conference. and it's probably the last person you'd expect. think about that. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] i've seen incredible things. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground
. >> unfortunately, it took the deaths of small, white children in newtown, connecticut to finally get the nation's attention. and we only now have the possibility of doing something about it. and you're right, reverend al, even now, with all of these deaths, it still remains a difficult, contentious issue for congress to tackle. >> well, i believe we do. i wish everyone including the democratic party president and others had gotten there earlier. but i don't want to bicker now...
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they have better opportunities relatively speaking in a state like west virginia or connecticut. delaware has become a fourth-tier target. she is in enough trouble with it would not give her a stage and a microphone and let the reasonable alternatives they have in west virginia say in a state that has turned very red. that seems like a better chance for them to get to 51 seats. >> you are referring to this news we just got current "wall street journal" reporting that the national republican senatorial committee that fonds senate candidates has not had very good luck with their chosen candidates. they do not plan to spend money on the delaware senate nominee, the 1 that caveat is that the note is that if o'donnell's position improves, they may reconsider its allocation of scarce resources. >> there are some polling that come out with a pulled that motivates their base at certain times. after any primary, you want to wait a week or two before you can't trust any poll that you see. you have such a compressed time frame in delaware. another reason why it may not be the best fight. th
they have better opportunities relatively speaking in a state like west virginia or connecticut. delaware has become a fourth-tier target. she is in enough trouble with it would not give her a stage and a microphone and let the reasonable alternatives they have in west virginia say in a state that has turned very red. that seems like a better chance for them to get to 51 seats. >> you are referring to this news we just got current "wall street journal" reporting that the...
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well, moving up to connecticut, a once-in-a-lifetime associated press lead up there, here it is "a federal judge has order connecticut's top election official to allow voters to wear world wrestling entertainment clothing to the polls." some would question whether wrestling wear constitutes political advertising for linda mcmahon who used to head wwe. state law restricts such advertising within 75 feet of polling places, so does wrestling garb constitute campaign advertise snug be the rev, but remember, wrestling is fixed. >>> now to tonight's big number. ber lip-based transparency international just released the list of the most corrupt countries in the world. among the least corrupt, denmark, new zealand, singapore, the most corrupt, somalia, afghanistan, burma. what about the u.s.? well this may surprise you you on a list of 178 countries with 1 being the least corrupt country, the u.s. ranks 22nd. that is actually a drop from 19th place last year. according to this group in berlin, the u.s. wrangs as the world's 22nd least corrupt country. that is not exactly great is it? but it is our
well, moving up to connecticut, a once-in-a-lifetime associated press lead up there, here it is "a federal judge has order connecticut's top election official to allow voters to wear world wrestling entertainment clothing to the polls." some would question whether wrestling wear constitutes political advertising for linda mcmahon who used to head wwe. state law restricts such advertising within 75 feet of polling places, so does wrestling garb constitute campaign advertise snug be the...
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. >> i am very sad about the children who lost their lives in connecticut. >> i may not be that into politics, but my opinion is it should be very hard for people to buy guns. >> i love my country, and i want everyone to be happy and safe. no guns, no guns, no guns, no guns. >> p.s., i know you're doing your best. >> now, remember, michele malkin, she thinks that's child abuse. some might call it education. some might call it america. here's how the drudge report rewarded the president of the united states for allowing children to share their voices and opinions. a picture of stalin with a small child. and if you had the bad sense to click onto the next page, oh, you were treated to this charming picture of adolf hitler with a little girl. on fox news the far right was just as unhinged. >> i consider it a form of child abuse and political malpractice. >> so conservatives say the president is an un-american tyrannical child abuser. is he really this bad? they must have a plan to stop him. >> after listening to the 23 executive actions the president announced today my next guest has de
. >> i am very sad about the children who lost their lives in connecticut. >> i may not be that into politics, but my opinion is it should be very hard for people to buy guns. >> i love my country, and i want everyone to be happy and safe. no guns, no guns, no guns, no guns. >> p.s., i know you're doing your best. >> now, remember, michele malkin, she thinks that's child abuse. some might call it education. some might call it america. here's how the drudge report...
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they created the sand box in mystic, connecticut. the only indoor volleyball facility in new england. they are attracting players from around the region to this unique concept. for more, watch your business sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. >>> a powerful storm is raging through california bringing with it up to an inch of rain per hour to the southern part of the state. mike seidel joins us from california. soggy. good day to you. >> reporter: alex, this is not your california beach day. we're on the beach. let me show you what's going on. heavy rain up in the mountains. the hillsides are very saturated. we're getting some mud and debris flows down this channel here. and as the tide tries to come in and water tries to come out they battle creating a muddy mess. look at the debris from these hillsides. two to three inches of rain. mountainsides could get eight inches of rain. that's the mother lode storm coming in tonight moving into l.a. and orange counties. here's the pacific. it's nasty. we have about five to six footers out there
they created the sand box in mystic, connecticut. the only indoor volleyball facility in new england. they are attracting players from around the region to this unique concept. for more, watch your business sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. >>> a powerful storm is raging through california bringing with it up to an inch of rain per hour to the southern part of the state. mike seidel joins us from california. soggy. good day to you. >> reporter: alex, this is not your california...
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>> i love connecticut. you love connecticut. it is a basket case. connecticut used to be -- >> we should have the governor on, malloy. >> we should. connecticut used to have the most economically inviting climate. now it's just 47th. they just raised taxes last year. >> i don't think they can solve their problems by raising sir taxes on mika's income. >> oh, yeah. >> if you've seen old clips and i saw it when mika was on the gail king show, if you saw old clips -- >> 20 years ago. a long time ago. >> if they had a sir tax on hairspray, i'm telling you, then they would not have had -- lowell weiker wouldn't have had to destroy the state economically by implementing the income tax. >> lowell weiker made fun of my hair. good morning, let's go to joe furry with weather. >> were you on all sides? >> no. we were late, live, local and late breaking when i did the 11:00. >> it was like i stuck my finger a sokt. >> you know what it looked like? >> bill specter. >> who is the guy with the voice now. >> ted williams. >> ted williams. it feathered back. it was
>> i love connecticut. you love connecticut. it is a basket case. connecticut used to be -- >> we should have the governor on, malloy. >> we should. connecticut used to have the most economically inviting climate. now it's just 47th. they just raised taxes last year. >> i don't think they can solve their problems by raising sir taxes on mika's income. >> oh, yeah. >> if you've seen old clips and i saw it when mika was on the gail king show, if you saw old...
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there are new developments in the story about a connecticut teen banned from his prom, and it is today's "news nation" gut check. in about an hour from now the headmaster of shelton high school will make a statement about the issue that's, believe it or not, it's gotten worldwide attention. james tate was suspended from school and barred from the prom after he and some of his friends taped this message to the school before dawn. it reads sonali rodrigues, will you go to the prom with me. they say he was trespassing and could have hurt themselves. support has come pouring in. he even has his own hash tag on twitter. it's called teammate. two state lawmakers are proposing a bill that would allow james to go to the prom. james is apologizing saying he just waned to make his date feel special. >> i'm sorry. it won't happen again for me, and i'd like to go to prom very much with her. >> well, the headmaster of shelton high school will be holding a news conference at 4:00 p.m. today. we'll keep you posted on what happens there. in the meantime, what does your gut tell you? should the school al
there are new developments in the story about a connecticut teen banned from his prom, and it is today's "news nation" gut check. in about an hour from now the headmaster of shelton high school will make a statement about the issue that's, believe it or not, it's gotten worldwide attention. james tate was suspended from school and barred from the prom after he and some of his friends taped this message to the school before dawn. it reads sonali rodrigues, will you go to the prom with...
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, member of the international tennis hall of fame, who's the director of tennis at chelsea piers in connecticut. and julia. richard, i keep thinking this issue is going to peter out. at first when it first kind of crossed my awareness, i just figured, you know, every country that hosts the olympics has some problems. it's not going away. >> no, it, in fact, i think it's a huge story. i think it will probably be the biggest international global gay rights story ever in history because gay rights are gaining steam here in the west, but everywhere, you know, we're sending a message with the supreme court decision just recently. so it's going to be a big story. it's not really just about this propaganda law. it's not really about the olympics fundamentally. fundamentally it's about a k country that has chosen to stigmatize and allow its citizens, other citizens to target gay people for violence and even death. >> julia, could you give some context here? if you're kind of a chart of what it's like to be gay in russia, is there some inflection point in the last year, six months, where it gets much wo
, member of the international tennis hall of fame, who's the director of tennis at chelsea piers in connecticut. and julia. richard, i keep thinking this issue is going to peter out. at first when it first kind of crossed my awareness, i just figured, you know, every country that hosts the olympics has some problems. it's not going away. >> no, it, in fact, i think it's a huge story. i think it will probably be the biggest international global gay rights story ever in history because gay...
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will dump a huge sloth of snow from parts of northern new jersey through new york city, long island, connecticut, into boston. we're talking one to two feet of snow easily as we wind this up sometime late in the day on wednesday. now, here in d.c. on the southern edge of this system as we've been seeing a few flurries today, we might see about an inch or two. there this are new models that say 2 to 5 inches. but up in philadelphia, we could see a half foot to maybe even ten inches of snow. but new york city, boston, another big time snowstorm and we know how much problems we have trying it clear the streets there. and guess what, we could be going through that again as we head into your wednesday night across the northeast and new england. >> all right. thank you, paul. we're assuming that both mayor bloomberg and governor christie have gotten the memo about this forecast. thanks very much. >>> well, chuck, coming up here on the daily rundown, we'll get into this growing controversy over this nation's and frankly this state's gun laws. would things have turned out differently here in tucson if t
will dump a huge sloth of snow from parts of northern new jersey through new york city, long island, connecticut, into boston. we're talking one to two feet of snow easily as we wind this up sometime late in the day on wednesday. now, here in d.c. on the southern edge of this system as we've been seeing a few flurries today, we might see about an inch or two. there this are new models that say 2 to 5 inches. but up in philadelphia, we could see a half foot to maybe even ten inches of snow. but...
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these vocational areas i show you here are best to get your two-year degree says the connecticut economy. areas in medical care, dental hygiene, physical and occupational therapy. while there is a good earnings bump out of the gate, long-term earnings can take a hit. for instance, in this area here, you will see, this is when the soesh y associate degree pays more early 20 prps la 20's. late 20s the bachelor degree gets a bump. community college, a great investment. a study down saying for every year of community college, whether or not you graduate, earnings go up 8%. the cost is lower than four-year institutions, as you know. normally a quarter of the cost of a four-year institution. in many cases the state's university system is required to take community college graduates. that's why enrollment has skyrocketed for community colleges. one in two college students decide to go to two-year institution. >> when you look at the big bills that people have when they graduate from a four-year school, this is a way to reduce that. >>> edwin koch director of strategic and foundation research at
these vocational areas i show you here are best to get your two-year degree says the connecticut economy. areas in medical care, dental hygiene, physical and occupational therapy. while there is a good earnings bump out of the gate, long-term earnings can take a hit. for instance, in this area here, you will see, this is when the soesh y associate degree pays more early 20 prps la 20's. late 20s the bachelor degree gets a bump. community college, a great investment. a study down saying for...
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and he adopted this whole -- this is the dad now, adopted this whole texas persona to get rid of the connecticut. and it worked up to the point for him. but it really worked for his son. >> yeah. absolutely. jacob, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> really appreciate it. >>> when politics and education collide, just as students get into the groove, there's a major shake-up in d.c. that could have national impact. we'll explain all of that ahead on msnbc. >>> plus, breaking news. we've been waiting for months. the chile miner rescue is in full swing. at the top of the hour, you saw the 20th minor reemerge safely. number 21 is next, and he's an interesting one. we'll be right back. boss: and now i'll turn it over to the gecko. gecko: ah, thank you, sir. as we all know, geico has been saving people money on rv, camper and trailer insurance... ...as well as motorcycle insurance... gecko: oh...sorry, technical difficulties. boss: uh...what about this? gecko: what's this one do? gecko: um...maybe that one. ♪ dance music boss: ok, let's keep rolling. we're on motorcycle insurance. vo:
and he adopted this whole -- this is the dad now, adopted this whole texas persona to get rid of the connecticut. and it worked up to the point for him. but it really worked for his son. >> yeah. absolutely. jacob, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> really appreciate it. >>> when politics and education collide, just as students get into the groove, there's a major shake-up in d.c. that could have national impact. we'll explain all of that ahead on...
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number three, connecticut. number two, rhode island. and the most liberal state is the district of columbia. more than four in ten say they're liberal. the topmost conservative states will not surprise you. coming up in the hour. we'll be right back. he compares rates side by side. you could save hundreds. it's easy. great. okay, pickles! do your thing. [ bell rings ] that's amazing! i trained him myself. i meant the... okay. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> welcome back to "hardball." former virginia governor wrote a piece monday for politico with the headline "obama/clinton ticket for 2010". can all the political ills be laid at biden's feet? no, but obama must make a wholesale change. the vice president should not be immune. clinton is better fitted as the partner that obama needs. and the news journal in wilmington delaware slapped that story on the front page with the headline dump biden, former virginia governor urges obama. robert gibbs says he is and will continue to be a trusted par
number three, connecticut. number two, rhode island. and the most liberal state is the district of columbia. more than four in ten say they're liberal. the topmost conservative states will not surprise you. coming up in the hour. we'll be right back. he compares rates side by side. you could save hundreds. it's easy. great. okay, pickles! do your thing. [ bell rings ] that's amazing! i trained him myself. i meant the... okay. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click...
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joining me right now is senator christopher murphy of connecticut. i have to ask you this, senator murphy, your views on this. i have never seen a slip-slide into a war situation so easily, so delicately that nobody even thinks about having a vote in the congress even. we're taking sides. we're sending guns. people are going to get killed that's what guns are used for in war, and nobody gets to vote. >> you know, people paper over this in part because the president has said he's not going to put boots on the ground. he's not going to put american soldiers there. but there are serious national security consequences to arming these rebels. first and foremost, this is an enormously complicated proxy war. already on the ground you have the russians and iranians. we wouldn't be declaring war on the russians and the iranians, but we would be effectively fighting them on the ground. second, he has not ruled out a no-fly zone which would put american lives at risk because you're talking about having to take out very complicated russian-built air defense syst
joining me right now is senator christopher murphy of connecticut. i have to ask you this, senator murphy, your views on this. i have never seen a slip-slide into a war situation so easily, so delicately that nobody even thinks about having a vote in the congress even. we're taking sides. we're sending guns. people are going to get killed that's what guns are used for in war, and nobody gets to vote. >> you know, people paper over this in part because the president has said he's not going...
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will get people back into malls, but it's not going to put people back on the floors of factories in connecticut and rhode island, in massachusetts, in ohio. >> you know, you were talking about early in president clinton's term when he sat down with alan greenspan. the difference between the economy when president clinton sat with alan greenspan and the economy today is a little bit like talking about the military and the civil war and the military today. it's an entirely different economy. think of the things we employ each and every day in our lives. the explosive growth of cell phones, the internet. none of that really existed during the first part of the clinton administration. so over the next two years for this particular president, whoever succeeds him or if he wins re-election, the big step is going to be a step into the unknown. it's going to be a step into here's where we're going, to andrew's point. it's going to be something that can't be legislated. it's going to be something that will hopefully help growth in this economy but i don't think it's anything we can put our finger on. >>
will get people back into malls, but it's not going to put people back on the floors of factories in connecticut and rhode island, in massachusetts, in ohio. >> you know, you were talking about early in president clinton's term when he sat down with alan greenspan. the difference between the economy when president clinton sat with alan greenspan and the economy today is a little bit like talking about the military and the civil war and the military today. it's an entirely different...
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gloomy, rainy, sleep in saturday morning from areas of massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, and also new jersey. this afternoon, the sun should break out in most areas, especially late in the day. temperatures cooler than it's been and you will notice it. albany, buffalo, and pittsburgh. in the 70s, a lot of heavy rain overnight in oklahoma. just what we need. thunderstorms continue in areas of arkansas, and any state in the country, yoeshg has had some of the worst drought conditions. forecast for your this saturday, looking stormy from texas down along the gulf coast. from denver to chicago into portions of ohio, what a beautiful weekend for you. and it looks like we'll stay just as nice assist we go into sunday. craig, a break from the big summer headlight at and drought. it's about time. >>> the mars rover out on its first road trip. it will aim its laser blaster for the first time. taking 30 shots at a rock formation on the red planet. it's powerful enough to vaporize tiny bits of rock. it's part of a two-year mission if the planet most like earth could have ever hosted mic
gloomy, rainy, sleep in saturday morning from areas of massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, and also new jersey. this afternoon, the sun should break out in most areas, especially late in the day. temperatures cooler than it's been and you will notice it. albany, buffalo, and pittsburgh. in the 70s, a lot of heavy rain overnight in oklahoma. just what we need. thunderstorms continue in areas of arkansas, and any state in the country, yoeshg has had some of the worst drought conditions....
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connecticut's i don't know than the huskie will be watching from home because animals are fot usually allowed -- but get this, butler mascot blue two will be court side. what's up with that? blue got special permission from the ncaa to be there. we're not sure why jonathan did not. but you can say he got dogged. we'll see how that matchup goes tonight. thanks for
connecticut's i don't know than the huskie will be watching from home because animals are fot usually allowed -- but get this, butler mascot blue two will be court side. what's up with that? blue got special permission from the ncaa to be there. we're not sure why jonathan did not. but you can say he got dogged. we'll see how that matchup goes tonight. thanks for